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All The Best Red-Carpet Looks From Venice Film Festival 2024

Straight from the Lido to your screen.

by Kevin LeBlanc
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It’s back-to-school season for actors, which, for them, means a return to the glam chair and red carpet — and for us, glamorous pictures to scroll through. The 81st Venice Film Festival is officially underway in the still-floating Italian city for a week of film, fashion, and standing ovations.

A few premieres of note: Spanish auteur Pedro Almodóvar’s first full-length movie in English, The Room Next Door, starring mothers of the silver screen Tilda Swinton and Julianne Moore, plus Luca Guadagnino’s steamy adaptation of Timothy Burrough’s landmark book Queer starring Loewe daddy Daniel Craig and internet boyfriend Drew Starkey. Finally, we’d be remiss not to mention the much-anticipated Joker sequel Folie à Deux featuring Lady Gaga alongside Joaquin Phoenix, who’s reprising his Oscar-winning role.

With so much star power comes high-wattage looks to match, and Venice has proven itself to be fertile soil for experimentation — who could forget Zendaya’s custom Balmain second-skin dress, Gaga’s main-character moment in feathered bubblegum-pink Valentino, or Taylor Russell’s Venice debut in Kelly green Balenciaga Couture? Keep scrolling to see the best looks so far, and check back during the week for every dress you won’t want to miss.

Jenna Ortega

VENICE, ITALY - AUGUST 28: Jenna Ortega attends a red carpet for the movie "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice"...
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In Dior Haute Couture.

Winona Ryder

VENICE, ITALY - AUGUST 28: Winona Ryder attends a red carpet for the movie "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice"...
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Taylor Russell

VENICE, ITALY - AUGUST 28: Taylor Russell attends a red carpet for the movie "Beetlejuice Beetlejuic...
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In Chanel haute couture spring 1993.

Cate Blanchett

VENICE, ITALY - AUGUST 28: Cate Blanchett attends a red carpet for the movie "Beetlejuice Beetlejuic...
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In Armani Privé and Louis Vuitton jewelry.

Monica Bellucci

VENICE, ITALY - AUGUST 28: Monica Bellucci attends a red carpet for the movie "Beetlejuice Beetlejui...
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Isabelle Huppert

VENICE, ITALY - AUGUST 28: Jury President Isabelle Huppert attends a red carpet for the movie "Beetl...
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In Balenciaga Couture.

Catherine O’Hara

VENICE, ITALY - AUGUST 28: Catherine O'Hara attends a red carpet for the movie "Beetlejuice Beetleju...
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Sigourney Weaver

VENICE, ITALY - AUGUST 28: Sigourney Weaver attends the red carpet for "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice" dur...
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In Chanel.

Cate Blanchett

VENICE, ITALY - AUGUST 29: Cate Blanchett attends a red carpet for the movie "Disclaimer" during the...
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In Armani Privé.

HoYeon Jung

VENICE, ITALY - AUGUST 29: Jung Ho-yeon attends a red carpet for the series "Disclaimer" during the ...
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In custom Louis Vuitton.

Angelina Jolie

VENICE, ITALY - AUGUST 29: Angelina Jolie attends a red carpet for the series "Maria" during the 81s...
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In custom Tamara Ralph.

Taylor Russell

VENICE, ITALY - AUGUST 29: Taylor Russell attends a red carpet for the series "Maria" during the 81s...
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In custom Loewe.

Úrsula Corberó

VENICE, ITALY - AUGUST 29:  Úrsula Corberó attends a red carpet for "El Jockey" (Kill The Jockey) du...
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In Bottega Veneta and Cartier jewelry.

Nicole Kidman

VENICE, ITALY - AUGUST 30: Nicole Kidman attends a red carpet for "Babygirl" during the 81st Venice ...
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In Schiaparelli Haute Couture.

Harris Dickinson

VENICE, ITALY - AUGUST 30: Harris Dickinson attends the red carpet for "Babygirl" during the 81st Ve...
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In custom Prada.

Emily Ratajkowski

VENICE, ITALY - AUGUST 31: Emily Ratajkowski attends the "Battlefield" (Campo Di Battaglia) red carp...
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In Gucci fall/winter 2004.

Sophie Wilde

VENICE, ITALY - AUGUST 30: Sophie Wilde attends a red carpet for "Babygirl" during the 81st Venice I...
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In custom Loewe and Cartier jewelry.

Julianne Moore

VENICE, ITALY - SEPTEMBER 2: Julianne Moore attends the "The Room Next Door" red carpet during the 8...
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In custom Bottega Veneta.

Tilda Swinton

VENICE, ITALY - SEPTEMBER 2: Tilda Swinton attends the "The Room Next Door" red carpet during the 81...
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In Chanel Haute Couture.

Pedro Almodóvar

VENICE, ITALY - SEPTEMBER 02: Pedro Almodovar attends the "The Room Next Door" red carpet during the...
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In Loewe.

Taylor Russell

VENICE, ITALY - SEPTEMBER 02: Taylor Russell attends the "The Room Next Door" red carpet during the ...
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In custom Alaïa and Tiffany & Co. jewelry.

Hoyeon Jung

VENICE, ITALY - AUGUST 30: Jung Ho-yeon attends the Venice International Film Festival World Premier...
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In custom Louis Vuitton.

Cate Blanchett

VENICE, ITALY - SEPTEMBER 01: Cate Blanchett attends the "Wolfs" red carpet during the 81st Venice I...
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In custom Louis Vuitton.

Amal Clooney

VENICE, ITALY - SEPTEMBER 01: Amal Clooney and George Clooney attend the "Wolfs" red carpet during t...
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In Atelier Versace.

Taylor Russell

VENICE, ITALY - SEPTEMBER 03: Taylor Russell attends the "Queer" red carpet during the 81st Venice I...
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In custom Loewe.

Omar Apollo

VENICE, ITALY - SEPTEMBER 03: Omar Apollo attends the "Queer" red carpet during the 81st Venice Inte...
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In Loewe.

Rachel Weisz & Daniel Craig

VENICE, ITALY - SEPTEMBER 03: Rachel Weisz and Daniel Craig attend the "Queer" red carpet during the...
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Craig in Loewe.

Drew Starkey

VENICE, ITALY - SEPTEMBER 03: Drew Starkey attends the "Queer" red carpet during the 81st Venice Int...
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In custom Loewe.

Iris Law

VENICE, ITALY - SEPTEMBER 04:  Iris Law attends the "Joker: Folie à Deux" red carpet during the 81st...
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In Burberry.

Lady Gaga

VENICE, ITALY - SEPTEMBER 04: Lady Gaga attends the "Joker: Folie à Deux" red carpet during the 81st...
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In Christian Dior Haute Couture, Tiffany & Co. jewelry, and Philip Treacy hat.

Alia Shawkat

VENICE, ITALY - SEPTEMBER 04: Alia Shawkat attends the "Jouer Avec Le Feu" (The Quiet Son) red carpe...
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In custom Miu Miu and Cartier jewelry.

Sienna Miller

VENICE, ITALY - SEPTEMBER 06: Sienna Miller attends the "Orizzonti Corti" red carpet during the 81st...
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